Caramelized Onions

Now, I will be the first to admit that my taste for onions is still not fully developed. It's only been in the last year or so that I have been able to appreciate what onions can do for a dish. I love green onions and I use those in almost every receipe I have, especially for garnish. I still can't handle raw onions but my current obsession is with caramelized onions. Once you make them they can be added to almost anything to add a deep, delicious flavor. You can add them to pizzas, dips, soups, sandwiches, burgers, omlets, mashed potatoes, etc. If you've never made a big batch of these, thing I highly reccomend giving this a try!


1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 pounds of onions, halved and sliced thin
1 teaspoon brown sugar
Salt & Pepper
1 tablespoon water

Add butter and oil to a non-stick skillet; melt the butter over high heat. Once the butter melts, stir in the onions, brown sugar, and ½ teaspoon of salt. Let it cook, stir on occasion until the onion softens down and is slightly wilted. This should take about 5-10 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stir often until the onions turn to deep brown color. It usually takes about 45 minutes to cook down and caramelize the onion but it's worth the wait. Once you achieve the color and caramelization you are looking for take off the heat. Add a dash of water, season it with salt and pepper.